Insulin

  • Insulin is a chemical hormone and like many hormones it is a protein.

  • The pancreas produces insulin in the body.

  • Insulin is the chemical in the body that allows the body to process sugars.

  • Some people's diabetes require insulin shots.

  • Without insulin people would have no energy from sugars.

  • Every organism, except plants and single-celled organisms, has insulin in them.

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